A.T.S. ELECTRO-LUBE (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02712637 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-30
    ➖
    GRAY, Alan resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-03-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-16
    ➖
    ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-09-16
    ➖
    ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-10-14
    ➕
    ORLITZKY, Tania Norma appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-14
    ➖
    ORLITZKY, Anton resigned
    director
  22. 1992-06-22
    ➖
    HUGHES, Graeme David resigned
    secretary
  23. 1992-06-22
    ➕
    ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-06-22
    ➕
    GRAY, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 1992-06-22
    ➖
    KELLY, Neil Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 1992-06-22
    ➕
    ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore appointed
    director
  27. 1992-06-22
    ➕
    ORLITZKY, Anton appointed
    director
  28. 1992-05-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Graeme David appointed
    secretary
  29. 1992-05-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1992-05-22
    ➕
    KELLY, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 1992-05-22
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1992-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.T.S. ELECTRO-LUBE (UK) LIMITED
  33. 1992-05-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1992-05-07
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Famco Management Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Famco Management Inc.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
A.T.S. ELECTRO-LUBE (UK) LIMITED
This company · 02712637

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Famco Management Inc.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/05/2026
Ms Tania Norma Orlitzky
Individual · Canadian · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alvine Eleonore Orlitzkyceased 16/09/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

383, L Jedburgh Court 11th Avenue
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE11 3RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ORLITZKY, Tania Norma→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Graeme David→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-22 · resigned 1992-06-22
Resigned
ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-22 · resigned 2020-09-16
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-07 · resigned 1992-05-22
Resigned
GRAY, Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-06-22 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
KELLY, Neil Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-05-22 · resigned 1992-06-22
Resigned
ORLITZKY, Alvine Eleonore→
director · ~94y · appointed 1992-06-22 · resigned 2020-09-16
Resigned
ORLITZKY, Anton→
director · ~97y · appointed 1992-06-22 · resigned 2006-10-14
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-07 · resigned 1992-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-10